Σαμόθρᾳξ

Ancient Greek

Etymology

A back-formation of Σᾰμοθρᾴκη (Samothrā́ikē, “Samothrace”) with Θρᾷξ (Thrâix, “Thracian”).

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /sa.mó.tʰraːi̯ks/ → /saˈmo.θraks/ → /saˈmo.θraks/

• (5^th BCE Attic) IPA^(key): /sa.mó.tʰraːi̯ks/
• (1^st CE Egyptian) IPA^(key): /saˈmo.tʰraks/
• (4^th CE Koine) IPA^(key): /saˈmo.θraks/
• (10^th CE Byzantine) IPA^(key): /saˈmo.θraks/
• (15^th CE Constantinopolitan) IPA^(key): /saˈmo.θraks/

Noun

Σᾰμόθρᾳξ • (Samóthrāix) m (genitive Σᾰμόθρᾳκος); third declension

1. an inhabitant of Samothrace; a Samothracian

Inflection

Third declension of ὁ Σᾰμόθρᾳξ; τοῦ Σᾰμόθρᾳκος (Attic)

Case / #	Singular	Dual	Plural
Nominative	ὁ Σᾰμόθρᾳξ ho Samóthrāix	τὼ Σᾰμόθρᾳκε tṑ Samóthrāike	οἱ Σᾰμόθρᾳκες hoi Samóthrāikes
Genitive	τοῦ Σᾰμόθρᾳκος toû Samóthrāikos	τοῖν Σᾰμοθρᾴκοιν toîn Samothrā́ikoin	τῶν Σᾰμοθρᾴκων tôn Samothrā́ikōn
Dative	τῷ Σᾰμόθρᾳκῐ tôi Samóthrāiki	τοῖν Σᾰμοθρᾴκοιν toîn Samothrā́ikoin	τοῖς Σᾰμόθρᾳξῐ / Σᾰμόθρᾳξῐν toîs Samóthrāixi(n)
Accusative	τὸν Σᾰμόθρᾳκᾰ tòn Samóthrāika	τὼ Σᾰμόθρᾳκε tṑ Samóthrāike	τοὺς Σᾰμόθρᾳκᾰς toùs Samóthrāikas
Vocative	Σᾰμόθρᾳξ Samóthrāix	Σᾰμόθρᾳκε Samóthrāike	Σᾰμόθρᾳκες Samóthrāikes
Notes:	This table gives Attic inflectional endings. For declension in other dialects, see Appendix:Ancient Greek dialectal declension.

Related terms

• Σᾰμόθρᾴκῐος (Samóthrā́ikios)
• Σᾰμόθρᾳκῐκός (Samóthrāikikós)

Descendants

• Greek: Σαμόθραξ (Samóthrax)
• Latin: Samothrāx

References

• Woodhouse, S. C. (1910) English–Greek Dictionary: A Vocabulary of the Attic Language‎^[1], London: Routledge & Kegan Paul Limited, page 1,024